Spain thrash Paraguay in women's U-20 World Cup

IANS  |  Concarneau (France) 

made their debut in the women's U-20 with an impressive 4-1 victory over

She put ahead 1-0 in the 40th minute and doubled the advantage early in the second half.

clawed one back for in the 62nd minute, but Guijarro made it 3-1 for two minutes later and completed the triple in stoppage time.

got a goal from Hayashi in the 76th minute to defeat the 1-0 in the other Group C match.

In Group D, and - the 2010 and 2014 finalists - faced off at Stade Marville in Saint-Malo.

The first half ended scoreless, but the tempo increased after the break and took the lead in the 69th on a goal by Stefanie Sanders, who exploited a rebound after the initial header off a corner hit the cross-bar.

had a chance to equalize three minutes later with a free kick from the edge of the box, but Peace Efih's effort bounced off the post.

The other Group D game pitted against

jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Zhao Yujie and Shen Mengyu. While Haitian made it a contest when she converted a penalty in the 78th minute, the side failed to get a second goal.

--IANS

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First Published: Tue, August 07 2018. 12:26 IST